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| HER Number: | MDV126378 |
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| Name: | Earthwork pit at Wood Cottage, Yealmpton |
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Summary
Earthworks of a circular pit with outer bank are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1955. They are possibly associated with a Second World War searchlight battery which has been recorded further to the north, but which may have been mis-located.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 570 528 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Yealmpton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | YEALMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1560495
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4111-4112 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Earthworks of a pit with outer bank are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F22 37-38 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
Earthworks of a circular pit with outer bank are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Earthworks of a circular pit, circa 3m diameter, surrounded by a bank, circa 1.5m wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1955. The earthworks are possibly associated with a Second World War searchlight battery (MDV72046) which has been recorded circa 175m to the north, but which may have been mis-located. Given this uncertainty, however, these earthworks have been recorded as a separate monument. They are not visible on the available aerial imagery after 1955 and have probably since been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4111-4112 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F22 37-38 24-MAY-1955. [Mapped feature: #119586 ] |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV72046 | Related to: Gorlofen, Searchlight (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 4 2019 1:19PM |
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